Volodymyr Zelensky publicizes the seize of two North Korean troopers | EUROtoday
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Lhe Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky declared this Saturday, January 11, on his X account, that two North Korean troopers had been intercepted and questioned by the Ukrainian authorities.
“Our soldiers captured North Korean soldiers in the Kursk region. Two soldiers, although injured, survived and were transported to kyiv, where they are currently interacting with Ukrainian security services. This was not an easy task: Russian and other North Korean military forces typically execute their wounded to erase any evidence of North Korea’s involvement in the war against Ukraine,” he wrote.
Volodymyr Zelensky allowed journalists to fulfill these two troopers, as a result of he believes that “the world must know the truth about what is happening”. “Like all prisoners of war, these two North Korean soldiers are receiving the necessary medical assistance,” he stated.
Our troopers have captured North Korean navy personnel within the Kursk area. Two troopers, although wounded, survived and have been transported to Kyiv, the place they’re now speaking with the Security Service of Ukraine.
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— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) January 11, 2025
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Another North Korean soldier was captured in late December, however died of his wounds earlier than he might be questioned. According to Ukrainian authorities, round 12,000 North Korean troopers, together with “nearly 500 officers and three generals”, are deployed within the Russian area of Kursk, the place the Ukrainian military has managed a number of hundred sq. kilometers since August. The presence of those troops, supposedly allied to the Russian military, has nevertheless not been confirmed by both Moscow or Pyongyang.
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According to Volodymyr Zelensky, there could be “a lot of losses. Many,” amongst North Korean troopers. “And we see that the Russian military and the North Korean supervisors are not at all interested in the survival of these Koreans. Everything is done to make it impossible for us to capture Koreans. The Russians are sending them to attack with minimal protection,” he stated on December 27.
A historic navy cooperation settlement between Moscow and Pyongyang, concluded in June, formally took impact at first of December. This pact commits each nations to offering fast navy help within the occasion of an armed assault by a 3rd energy.
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